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. 2010 Feb 16;102(4):693–703. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605534

Figure 1.

Figure 1

The Ras cycle. Ras proteins are key components of signal transduction pathways leading from cell-surface receptors to the control of cell proliferation, differentiation or death. Active Ras, where tumour-specific mutations lock Ras in the GTP-bound conformation, stimulates the RAS–RAF–MEK–ERK–MAP kinase signalling pathway.